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San Marco

Home to the Venetian highlights of the Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica and Campanile in St. Mark’s Square. The immediate area around St. Marks’ Square can be very congested, but it is a pleasant walk nonetheless over the Accademia Bridge via the spacious Campo Santo Stefano.

Mid Price Restaurants

ABC Bistrot at Gran Caffè Quadri

Set in the elegant Ponga room of the historic Gran Caffè Quadri in St. Mark’s Square, is the ABC bistrot

Expensive Restaurants

Expensive Restaurants in San Marco

The two standout restaurants in the San Marco district are Club del Doge in the Gritti Palace Hotel and Gran Caffe Quadri restaurant in St. Mark’s Square.

Expensive Restaurants

Harry’s Bar

The story of how this bar was set up is a heart warming one, of how Giuseppe Cipriani, loaned money to an American called Harry Pickering, who had fallen out with his wealthy family.

Expensive Restaurants

Ristorante Quadri

This is the upstairs part of the Gran Caffè Quadri and the only fine dining restaurant in St. Mark’s Square.

Expensive Restaurants

Gritti Palace – Club del Doge

The restaurant here, both food and setting, are fabulous.

Budget Restaurants

Budget / Informal Restaurants in San Marco

Budget / informal restaurants in San Marco are in very short supply.

Pasticceria

Rosa Salva Calle Fiubera

In the maze of streets that is the San Marco district, you will find another branch of Rosa Salva.

Cafes

Palazzo Franchetti Café

Palazzo Franchetti is a beautiful palazzo on the Grand Canal right by the Accademia bridge.

Cafes Spritz & Cicchetti

Le Café

This is in the very pleasant Campo Santo Stefano square and there is lots of outside seating.

Cafes Spritz & Cicchetti

Gran Caffè Quadri

On the other side of St Mark’s Square from the Florian, this is another historic and beautiful café.

Cafes

Correr Museum Café

This is the café in the magnificent Correr Museum in St. Mark’s Square.

Cafes Spritz & Cicchetti

Caffè Lavena

Dating from the 1750’s, Caffè Lavena has the atmosphere of an Austrian style salon and has beautiful green marble tables, antique mirrors and lacquered wood panelling.

Cafes Spritz & Cicchetti

Caffe Florian

Exceptionally beautiful and historic café in St. Marks Square, dating from 1720.

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